How Micky Beale’s unthinkable claim became reality for the rookie Ibrox boss

One highly significant quote from Micky Beale seems to have slipped under the radar.

Back in January with three trophies within his grasp the former QPR boss met with the Sunday newspapers to explain some of the fings that he finks about and how impressive he is as a manager and football visionary.

As well as inheriting the Europa League runners-up Beale walked into a Viaplay Cup semi-final place, two matches away from winning a trophy as confirmation of how brilliant he is.

Aberdeen were to be faced at Hampden, looking ahead to that match and his side’s trophy prospects, on January 14 Beale told the Daily Record:

When you start the season, there are three trophies up for grabs. It’s unthinkable that they would go elsewhere. Because there’s a big probability that they’re only going to go to Celtic, if they don’t come here. We don’t want that, we’ve had to live that before. So it’s important that we try to win every trophy that’s in front of us.

After beating Aberdeen in extra-time Beale had a final to face against Celtic, starting the match with Nico Raskin and Todd Cantwell on the bench, his side lost the final.

Defeats in the SPFL to Celtic and Aberdeen were followed by a Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to the hoops leaving Beale responsible for an unthinkable outcome to his first season in management.

After just six months in charge Giovanni van Bronckhorst avoided the unthinkable.

Michael Beale brands trophyless Rangers season ‘unthinkable’ as he looks to shut down Celtic Treble dreamhttps://t.co/sczyySzmzU pic.twitter.com/76bgN2rMEW

— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) January 14, 2023

Michael Beale on the ‘unthinkable’ Rangers trophy confession as boss eyes Viaplay Cup success vs Aberdeen https://t.co/HaYdejdiyC

— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) January 14, 2023

Rangers not lifting trophy ‘unthinkable’ says Michael Beale as he makes ‘big probability’ confessionhttps://t.co/COCajROG0C

— Glasgow Live Sport (@GlLiveSport) January 15, 2023

Rangers manager Michael Beale brands Celtic cup success ‘unthinkable’ https://t.co/wpeGFrQam0

— The National Sport (@NationalSport4) January 14, 2023

Michael Beale brands trophyless Rangers season ‘unthinkable’ as he looks to shut down Celtic Treble dreamhttps://t.co/NqulMMXWJy pic.twitter.com/6KAEflW9QU

— Record Rangers Podcast (@DR_Rangers) January 14, 2023

?”It’s unthinkable that they would go elsewhere, because there’s a big probability that they’re only going to go to Celtic”

Michael Beale demands Rangers trophy as he warns against ‘unthinkable’ rival dominationhttps://t.co/oJxwn9dAca pic.twitter.com/gpuay8z4dt

— Football Scotland ????????? (@Football_Scot) January 15, 2023